Talk Sense discussion

If we ever do find out 100% for sure that we're not alone in the universe, I'm sure for certain that we will have feelings never felt before. Knowing that we aren't alone in our vast universe would maybe help us stop living the way we do. We need a change, and maybe a little guidance from a more advanced civilisation would help us along the way

If we found out 100% someone would say it was a conspiricy!

Ash

Thats the whole point the government dont want us to know there are more advanced xcilvilizations or change the way we live as they would loose power and power= money we are all being told ow to live and working for someone elses dream

It's not really about the government not wanting to let you know. The effects of finding out that there was a superior race to humans would cause pandemonium and a breakdown in society. You just have to look at anthroplogical studies concerning places who have come into contact with superior societies. For example, when Inuits were first found by more advanced people, it basically led to mass alcoholism and suicide! {Ed033's Note - This is why it appears all the Governments signed up to non disclosure of extraterrestrial life as the Brookings Report said that if we looked for Extra terrestrial life, we would almost certainly find evidence of extra terrestrial life and that may cause problems in society due to the knowledge of ET's as stated above. }

Rudi that depends on what 'our current beliefs' are? I believe in extra terrestrial stuff. I am not religious, but respect those that are, and I believe in extents of spirituality.

But I am also not so close-minded that I feel there is no life anywhere else, that is such a ridiculous proposition I don't know how, in this day and age, anyone can honestly just disregard the concept of their being life elsewhere.

Unless you let your religion dictate your beliefs, which some do. But religion does not make science wrong. As Jay said befre, imagine where we would be now if science had been allowed to progress hundreds of years ago, if not for religion (which dictated acceptability in society) blocking it's progression. We would have had electricity over a thousand years ago probably. Imagine where we'd be now.

Err... sorry, I was rambling. My point is would it really destroy our present understandings of anything? I don't think so. You ask a kid of every religion/race if they understand the concept of ET stuff or aliens or whatever, they'd probably say yes.

If you proved that they existed, I doubt they'd change their beliefs - I don't know any beliefs that preach that we are the only planet with life in the entire universe.

I really hope it turns out the Star Child skull is genuinely alien, and if they find evidence of technologies from previous eras of man that far outweigh what we call technology, well I'd die a very happy bunny.

Raz

I think that if we do find life out in he universe, it will be non-intelligent. We are unlikely to find any life that will have advanced technology and if they do exist then they'd find us instead